higher capital gains taxes. higher dividend tax rates. all things that are antithetical to the stock market. are they not? >> absolutely true. and, you know, lately in the last few months we've seen the unemployment rate in some of the key states that republicans need to hold like maine, they've gone up. that's going in the wrong direction. i don't know to what extent they hold the current senator responsible for that. certainly it creates a sense of discomfort with the incumbents and possibility of change there. so, you know, those odds have really changed and that's just a huge big deal for next year. the markets do not like a divided congress and we've got so much at stake in the lame duck session, it's a major issue for the markets and one clearly i think investors are voting with their feet and getting out of the way. >> jeff, why did gold crash today? >> you know, it had to do with the dollar going up. had gold down, silver down, oil down, copper down. they were all down. i think the dollar went up on a little bit of the safe haven